by Brandon Reynolds | Jan 27, 2009 | Real Estate Investor Success Stories
Ed Garcia and Terry Vaughan, This letter is long overdue. However, it’s partly your fault for providing such an excellent workshop on creative financing [How to Get Lenders Fighting to Give You Money]. I’ve been so busy working on the apartments, I...
by Brandon Reynolds | Jan 27, 2009 | Real Estate Investor Success Stories
I finally sold my first mobile home deal last week, and wanted to post a success story, but really this is a story about how important the park managers are to one’s success. In late February, I bought a 1984, 3/2 mobile home in a local park. I paid $4,950 for...
by Brandon Reynolds | Jan 27, 2009 | Real Estate Investor Success Stories
I already owned eight properties with a partner when I decided that I would like to venture on my own in December 2001. I was finishing my finance degree, working as a server at a Longhorn’s Steak House, and in my first year of marriage. I was not pursuing real...
by Brandon Reynolds | Jan 27, 2009 | Real Estate Investor Success Stories
I’ve been reading and learning all I can on this site. After making the decision six months ago to start investing in real estate, I just closed my first deal that netted $13k. I’m thrilled to say the least! CRE Online has been an excellent source of...
by Brandon Reynolds | Jan 27, 2009 | Real Estate Investor Success Stories
I purchased a home last year from a very motivated seller for $500. He was losing the house to back taxes in two days, and the home was badly in need of major repairs. I knew very little about real estate investing then, but after paying the $2,600 back taxes and...
by Brandon Reynolds | Jan 27, 2009 | Real Estate Investor Success Stories
In June 2001, I had contracted to buy a duplex in a low-income area of town for $100,000 as one of two replacement properties in a 1031 Starker Exchange. After further personal examination of the property’s condition, I consulted with my agent, Jerry, to apprise...
by Brandon Reynolds | Jan 27, 2009 | Real Estate Investor Success Stories
First of all, let me thank all who are a part of the Creative Real Estate Online community. The success that I have achieved thus far can be directly attributed to the motivation and advice I have obtained since coming to this site a year and a half ago. I attended...
by Brandon Reynolds | Jan 27, 2009 | Real Estate Investor Success Stories
My partners and I have been searching for handyman specials since late August. After looking at about 40 or 50 properties we ran into a junker that was a bank REO. The property had been on the market for two months when we found it. The price of the property was...
by Brandon Reynolds | Jan 27, 2009 | Real Estate Investor Success Stories
Although I have dropped by the CRE Online website every now and then, I have never submitted anything. I am a fence-sitter who has enjoyed some success at real estate investing and also got a little big headed and suffered through a couple of deals that proved to be...
by Brandon Reynolds | Jan 27, 2009 | Real Estate Investor Success Stories
As an avid reader of CRE Online Success Stories, I couldn’t wait to post my own! While up late at night with a new baby, I got a chance to see numerous real estate infomercials. I decided to order the Carleton Sheets course and follow the directions on how to...
